The Dickinson press., 1887-07-30

\ disastrous fire occurred at Mime
apolis Tuesday night. The loss OH
business property was $1,000.
John Taylor, president of the Nor
mon church, died ut 1853 Tuesday
evening. The funeral was held at
noon Friday at the tabernacle. The
body will lay in state in that building.
From I to 1880 Il. III. the public will
be permitted to view the remains.
John Taylor was born in Milamthrope.
Westmoreland county, England, in
1903.
An Ottawa dispatch says that DR..
Davidson. in charge of one of the par
ties sent out last spring to survey the
boundary between Alaska and the
Northwest territory writes from the
ment strongly advising the establish
ment of custom houses. as the district
is likely to become thickly settled on
account of its great mineral deposits.
Settlers on both sides Of the boundary
are ut present enjoying unrestricted
free trade.
McGarigle, one of the Chicago
boodlers escaped from the sheriff last
Sunday and has not been recaptured
although the whole police and detec-
tive force of Chicago are looking for
him. The sheriff took McGarigle to
see his family and the prisoner OBJ
tanned permission to enter the bath
room to take a bath. lie did not take
time to battle, but left and had Il start
of half an hour before the sheriff
discovered his absence.
Cardinal Gibbons was shown
the cablegram announcing that the
pope had decided that there was no
ground for interference with the
knights of Labor and told an a%ssocia-
ted press reporter that he had as yet
received 10 information concerning
the subject. He stated that he would
be equally sorry and surprised to see
the organization condemned. He be-
lieved, moreover. that there will be
no condemnation us long as the
knights of Labor steer clear Of the
anarchists and other dangerous asso-
Citations and contine themselves to
their lawful and praisworthy efforts
to better the condition of the working
people without interfering with the
rights of others.
Hon. Joseph S. Miller, commission
er of internal revenue, submitted to
Secretary Fairchild Il preliminary re-
port of the operations of the service
during the fiscal year ending June so,
1887. from which the following facts
and figures are taken: The total col
lections from all sources of internal
| revenue for the fiscal year just ended
| were $llS,S35.757. which amount has
been accounted for and turned over
to the treasury. This is $l.932.SSS
more than the collections for the pre-
| vious fiscal year. The cost of collec-
ton. to be paid out of the appropria-
lions made to the revenue bureau for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1887,
was about $4,O75,O0O. These figures
indicate a decrease in the consump-
ton of spirituous liquors and u cor.
responding increase in the consump.
ton of malt liquors.
Some weeks ago General Black,
commissioner OF pensions, with the
approval of the secretary of the int.
rior, ordered the dismissal of G. +.
Belle. special pension examiner at
Cincinnati. upon information that
Belle. at a meeting of the German
literary society in that city on July
ID. i'll the hearing of Il company, used
grossly insulting language toward the
president of the United States. sub
sequently the secretary ordered a susr
pension of the order of dismissal unit
Belle could be heard in his own be
half. Behle appeared at the interior
department and was given a persona.
hearing by the secretary. He did not
deny the charge. but said that he had
no recollection of using the language
attributed to him. At the conclusion
of the interview the secretary revoked
the order of suspension, thus dismiss
ing Behle from the service.